Learn about pest control and destructive termites in the Leander TX region; recommended termite control procedures; receive advice on approved
termite control products; pesticide safety issues; obtain online a spider
identification chart.
Locate members of the National Pest Management Association, Inc. for the Leander TX region.

About the National Pest Management Association,
Inc.

The National Pest Management Association, Inc. is a national association
with more than 5,000 members.
Established in 1933 as a non-profit organization, the NPMA provides continuing
education to pest controllers and consumer protection advice to the general
public.

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bite procedures - a Ready Reference Guide in full color of dangerous and
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widow spider, brown recluse spider, hobo spider, mouse spider, wolf spider,
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By carefully reading this website, you will be far better equipped to
decide how to protect your health and property from pests commonly encountered
in the urban environment in
Leander TX.
Recent advances in pest control technology has provided safer, more effective
pest and termite control products now available in Texas. Although safer to use in or around the home or workplace, these products
are expensive and require a far higher level of skill to achieve a satisfactory
result.

Unfortunately, the
Texas
pest control industry has a mixed reputation ... some good and not
so good. It is far too easy to commence a pest control business in
Leander TX
employing people to use pesticides who do not have a complete level of training
and motivation to provide a safe and effective service.
You'll find detailed consumer protection advice in the Consumer
Advice section of this website, including some important tips on selecting
a professional pest controller in
Texas
.

Found termites in your property in
Leander TX
?

In brief, if you are a home owner in Leander TX, we recommend you obtain the services of a termite control company in Leander TX that uses the safer, more effective termite control products, such as Premise
and Termidor
- discussed in detail in this website.

In some circumstances notably, where Premise or Termidor cannot be used
to achieve a complete termite protective soil treatment, we recommend the
use of Exterra
or Sentricon termite baiting system. You'll
find details on the main termite control products and methods in the Termite
Control section of this web-site.

A termite control expert examines an above ground
termite sub-nest built within a wall cavity of a home. Termites may build these above ground nests, particularly if moisture
collects in the wall cavity from leaking pipes, shower recess, faulty guttering,
etc.

Get Your FREE Exterra Info Pack

APPLY ONLINE for the complete Exterra termite baiting system information
pack sent to you by post direct from the manufacturer in US or Australia.
You'll receive FREE by post, the latest information, full color brochures
and efficiency data on field trials clearly demonstrating how the Exterra
system can protect Your Home from the destructive effects of a termite infestation.

Termites infest Leander TX homes - will Yours be next?

On the basis of recent experience, a significant portion of homes in Leander TX will suffer a severe termite infestation. To make matters worse your home
insurance policy does NOT cover the damage which may involve costly replacement
of floor, wall and roofing timbers.
Fortunately, several excellent termite control products are available -
Premise and Termidor which can offer 100% termite protection in the majority
of situations.

Premise and Termidor
are used for soil treatment at the base of a building to prevent
entry of subterranean termites into the building and by a delayed
transfer effect can eliminate termites in other areas inside
and surrounding the building.

Premise - first and foremost has been
used by the USA termite control market-place for many years with excellent
results in protecting buildings and other timber structures.

Premise and Termidor
work differently from other soil termite control treatment products.
Most other such termiticides are repellents, which means they keep
termites away from a treated soil area. This means any gap in the
treated soil zone can be easily detected by the termites, to enable
their unrestricted entry into the building.

With Premise and Termidor,
the termites cannot detect the chemical in the treated soil as it has no
odor, taste or smell to the termites. They are not aware of the lethal effect
of the chemical until it's too late.
Both BASF Termidor and Bayer Premise claim their products kill termites
that travel through a treated soil area abutting the building, where higher
concentration levels are encountered.
In addition, termites exposed to the chemical in lower concentrations can
transfer it onto other termites - the so called Transfer or Domino Effect.
This is a very important aspect aimed at wiping out the entire colony -
the ultimate form of long-term protection. Both products seem to provide
more than 5 years reliable protection if applied correctly to label requirements
and industry standards.
Both Premise
and Termidor
products are ultra-low hazard to people and are discussed in detail in the
Termite Control section of this website.

PREMISE is the LOWER COST
effective alternative

Premise is owned and supplied by Bayer and
is the lower cost effective product used extensively throughout the USA.
Bayer claims that Premise has a transfer or "Domino Effect" aimed
at wide-spread termite elimination in areas surrounding the building. For
an excellent research paper on the Premise transfer effect from Bayer Research
- CLICK HERE.
CONSUMER NOTE:
For the homeowner with active termites in their property, we recommend you
arrange for a Termite Inspection and Report, including written specifications
for a complete soil treatment (where practicable) using Premise
or Termidor.

It's IMPORTANT to
know ... About Termites

WARNING: Termite
damage to a building or other timber structures can be severe and your home
insurance does NOT cover the repair costs. Termites are known to
destroy roofing and wall framing timbers within a few months in a worst
case scenario.

We recommend you check out the
About Termites Texas section of this web-site
to help you assess your property's level of risk, and if need be, to choose
which of the termite
control methods will best protect your property.
The alternative termite control methods
aim at exploiting certain behavioural characteristics of termites in varying
types of building situations. ...Click onAbout Termites

Get Your FREE Spider Identification
Chart

APPLY ONLINE for a FREE Spider
Chart with FIRST AID spider bite procedures - a Ready Reference Guide in
full color of dangerous and other spiders that commonly occur throughout
the USA - features the black widow spider, brown recluse spider, hobo spider,
mouse spider, wolf spider, huntsman and many other spiders with notes to
aid in identification.

CLICK
HERE for your FREE Spider Identification Chart
to be sent direct to you, immediately.